Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-236) and index.
Contents:
Wagner's philosophers -- Authority and judgment in Don Giovanni -- Alberich and Fricka -- Wotan's challenge -- Meaning and the tradition -- Meaning and the Ring -- Wotan's project -- Wotan's problem -- Loge -- Erda -- Wotan's judgments -- Project Siegfried -- Wotan's dilemmas -- Wotan's authority -- Siegmund and Sieglinde -- Varieties of love -- Brünnhilde's progress -- Brünnhilde's transformation -- Brünnhilde's authority -- Siegfried and other problems -- Ending and renewal.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.